MTS base station BRs report RX1 path alarm in Full Vision


Error

MTS base station BRs report RX1 path alarm in Full Vision
No RX2 or RX3 path alarms being reported
RX1 path alarm continues to be reported when duplexer 01 connected to another antenna
When RX cables swapped over (RX1 to RX2) on the BR the alarm followed the cable so RX2 path alarms occurred

Environment

Dimetra
IP Compact
MTS

Root Cause

Duplexer connected to RX1 antenna port was faulty

Workaround/Fix

Workaround:

Disable RX1 path on each BR using BRC MMI command 'set nvm_param rx1 rx_fru_config x' where x = value of RX branches to be enabled apart from RX1.

x = 

● 1 – Receiver branch 1 enabled
● 2 – Receiver branch 2 enabled
● 3 – Receiver branches 1, and 2 enabled
● 4 – Receiver branch 3 enabled
● 5 – Receiver branches 1, and 3 enabled
● 6 – Receiver branches 2, and 3 enabled
● 7 – Receiver branches 1, 2, and 3 enabled

 

Fix:

Replace duplexer